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Table 227. Full-time-equivalent fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control and type of institution and state or jurisdiction: 2000, 2007, and 2008
State or jurisdiction Public Private
4-year 2-year 4-year 2-year
2000 2007 2008 2000 2007 2008 2000 2007 2008 2000 2007 2008
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
United States 5,025,588 5,994,230 6,139,525 3,241,344 3,745,479 3,922,287 2,769,551 3,775,330 4,029,929 230,542 267,663 302,497
Alabama 111,322 129,661 132,900 48,545 54,185 57,317 23,518 25,855 52,747 646 976 1,194
Alaska 16,335 18,475 18,567 473 539 398 672 821 1,018 307 0 0
Arizona 87,301 108,435 110,237 85,778 100,957 103,218 43,188 270,845 345,842 9,129 11,498 12,279
Arkansas 57,897 69,763 71,482 21,519 32,447 34,609 10,995 14,129 15,031 1,475 666 656
California 476,027 575,491 587,819 707,558 798,907 834,493 250,026 300,116 307,357 34,875 35,279 50,088
                         
Colorado 109,844 121,943 125,151 41,322 43,434 45,166 30,615 62,691 68,112 6,336 8,813 9,863
Connecticut 46,826 55,021 56,718 20,934 28,335 30,240 48,714 54,306 54,771 1,480 1,640 1,441
Delaware 20,427 22,039 22,127 6,939 9,249 9,184 6,549 9,201 10,013 142 200 210
District of Columbia 3,364 3,926 4,031 0 0 0 56,196 80,444 85,428 0 0 0
Florida 190,472 332,190 347,571 173,433 146,330 148,053 107,473 174,340 191,891 15,440 16,535 20,187
                         
Georgia 136,069 187,994 199,404 66,571 88,333 91,262 62,132 77,123 82,012 3,935 4,506 4,816
Hawaii 17,015 22,085 22,660 14,996 13,749 14,956 11,649 12,389 12,259 1,669 819 914
Idaho 34,125 37,899 38,313 6,807 7,882 8,286 2,500 16,228 16,737 8,921 600 833
Illinois 164,592 176,211 176,075 186,533 202,445 209,125 164,273 232,349 239,250 4,689 7,046 8,253
Indiana 155,982 175,800 180,316 28,131 41,383 50,234 61,851 84,578 86,861 5,034 6,078 6,513
                         
Iowa 61,763 61,068 62,017 44,717 56,603 57,961 43,869 77,315 97,061 2,156 314 359
Kansas 74,307 80,154 82,317 39,457 44,132 44,784 15,014 17,370 17,807 1,061 1,327 2,662
Kentucky 86,080 100,588 101,200 32,239 53,243 53,300 25,793 34,573 34,956 5,283 4,612 5,981
Louisiana 126,372 121,556 122,824 27,130 34,723 38,437 27,203 23,670 24,058 2,956 4,065 5,143
Maine 24,678 26,849 26,258 4,797 8,750 9,448 12,954 14,935 15,592 955 1,223 1,299
                         
Maryland 94,929 114,629 118,836 57,367 71,508 74,644 35,969 43,098 42,964 622 2,027 2,430
Massachusetts 78,452 88,706 91,098 47,972 54,239 57,355 198,476 227,304 231,916 3,084 2,142 3,023
Michigan 223,981 246,926 249,158 101,794 132,584 138,352 75,020 91,314 91,648 1,224 2,045 2,619
Minnesota 95,345 108,664 109,769 65,167 78,670 80,340 54,476 105,335 116,114 8,244 2,124 2,246
Mississippi 56,107 61,805 62,516 47,245 56,805 59,537 9,677 11,863 12,435 775 1,721 1,985
                         
Missouri 99,187 110,057 112,568 46,793 57,971 59,908 84,889 113,079 117,039 6,292 8,832 9,321
Montana 28,278 29,441 29,718 3,900 6,245 6,380 3,336 3,515 3,273 491 430 439
Nebraska 44,374 47,128 47,845 20,812 24,708 26,124 18,750 25,961 25,836 2,057 754 472
Nevada 27,631 61,651 63,967 20,468 6,087 6,383 2,519 7,358 7,995 1,959 3,487 3,083
New Hampshire 21,064 25,171 25,811 5,442 7,402 7,605 20,646 23,801 24,473 1,078 887 346
                         
New Jersey 111,449 127,330 131,914 79,367 106,933 112,391 51,557 63,943 65,699 3,074 1,169 953
New Mexico 39,779 46,133 47,082 29,541 37,402 40,859 6,799 7,978 7,856 1,296 716 781
New York 269,664 307,247 316,490 168,911 201,561 210,837 366,833 426,116 448,631 20,670 25,377 21,539
North Carolina 140,203 181,004 186,331 96,999 117,849 128,190 67,622 81,600 83,805 981 1,902 1,921
North Dakota 24,728 28,979 32,711 6,515 6,776 4,144 3,697 5,300 5,461 290 573 351
                         
Ohio 215,993 250,033 256,773 92,749 108,163 111,831 107,773 122,673 124,323 9,565 23,380 27,955
Oklahoma 79,786 96,056 95,205 34,997 37,359 37,796 21,723 23,368 23,085 327 3,083 2,985
Oregon 59,588 70,187 73,584 46,099 48,070 56,723 23,928 30,247 30,217 1,090 2,609 3,219
Pennsylvania 211,132 240,251 245,418 58,759 79,891 82,744 202,341 245,694 249,545 27,497 31,926 34,145
Rhode Island 17,967 20,666 21,046 8,650 9,836 10,243 33,022 37,864 38,222 0 587 219
                         
South Carolina 74,309 86,139 88,355 41,804 53,292 56,516 25,929 31,469 37,037 1,301 1,922 2,028
South Dakota 23,881 26,350 26,976 4,193 4,668 4,598 6,688 7,927 7,856 114 209 161
Tennessee 99,636 114,029 115,877 53,146 50,673 52,712 52,015 69,729 72,408 4,303 10,883 11,893
Texas 358,523 452,633 462,079 268,057 317,188 335,879 101,852 119,376 120,262 12,580 17,514 20,278
Utah 71,982 81,549 85,574 16,454 21,978 23,587 35,110 49,362 53,445 2,076 2,330 1,872
                         
Vermont 13,581 16,899 17,563 1,845 2,557 2,651 13,313 15,546 15,526 360 375 486
Virginia 147,370 172,802 177,258 72,913 92,642 97,404 51,517 84,742 93,089 5,470 6,683 5,683
Washington 83,899 117,550 120,698 114,754 103,522 109,234 34,489 42,583 41,947 3,467 735 1,463
West Virginia 58,171 59,060 59,819 3,969 13,570 13,800 8,891 17,911 21,629 1,931 1,643 2,141
Wisconsin 130,661 152,180 153,634 56,195 57,218 59,883 45,510 55,950 57,232 546 1,906 2,417
Wyoming 9,665 10,549 10,337 10,588 12,486 13,166 0 46 158 1,289 1,495 1,352
                         
U.S. Service Academies 13,475 15,278 15,528 0 0 0
                         
Other jurisdictions 66,376 65,446 67,373 7,200 5,883 5,909 83,619 110,078 116,472 8,844 12,764 14,895
American Samoa 0 1,212 1,158 214 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Federated States of
   Micronesia
0 0 0 1,308 1,968 2,065 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guam 2,802 2,676 2,755 777 1,060 1,066 0 151 125 0 0 0
Marshall Islands 0 0 0 166 404 488 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Marianas 0 757 658 707 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Palau 0 0 0 450 540 364 0 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 61,987 59,073 60,989 3,578 1,911 1,926 83,619 109,927 116,347 8,844 12,764 14,895
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,587 1,728 1,813 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
†Not applicable.
NOTE: Full-time-equivalent enrollment is the full-time enrollment, plus the full-time equivalent of the part-time students. Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2000 through 2008 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2001 through Spring 2009. (This table was prepared May 2010.)

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